Separable fastener



1. F. BECKER.

SEPARABLE FASTENERL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21| 1921.

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To all 'whom t may concern: f Be itknown that l, JOHN F. Breiten, citizen of lthe United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas andState of Ohio, have invented certain new` andy useful Improvements inv Separablev Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and Vuse the same;

This invention relates to an improved separable fastener which is especially, although not necessarily, designed for connecting the free ends of soft cuffs together, being, of course, adaptable for various other uses on garments. l

The principal object of the invention is to generally improve uponfasteners of this class'by theprovision of one of extreme simplicity and durability which is novel, the

l construction being` such that the separable members are not liable to become accidentally disconnected when in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fastener of this class wherein the parts are not movable with respect to each other after the device is in position in the buttonehol'es of the cuffs.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent `during the course of the following description:

In the'accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is aside elevational view of a Yfastener constructed in accordance with the invention showing the same attached to a cuff. f g

Figure 2 is a central vertical sectional view through the fastener.`

, Figure 3 is a top plan View thereof.

Figure 4f is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane of the line lh/l of Fig. 2.

Figures 5 and 6 are elevational views of the details of the device disconnected.

Figure 7 is an elevational view of a slightly modified form of fastener.

Figure 8 is a combined sectional and elevational view of this form of fastener.

Figure 9 is a section taken substantially on the plane of the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

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i921. serial no. 486,547.

Figure 10 is a bottom plan 'view of one of the memlnersof the fastener with vthe re-y taining disk connected thereto i Figure 1l is a retaining disk.

Figure 12 is al sectionalv View taken'on the line-l2-l2 of Figrll. n

Referring to Figs. l to 6 inclusive disclosing one of the forms of the invention, it

will be seen thatk the numeral l designates a button of suitable shape and ydesign which bottom plan view fofsaid is equipped with a fixed angular shank '2, the laterally directed portion of which has its free end pointed as indicatedI at 3 to serve' a purpose to be later described. The fastener, in addition to embodying these parts, includes a substantially tubular metallic re` talner 4c which has akey-ho'le slot 5 formed therein and opening through one end thereof. The lastnamed end of the slot is slightly enlarged as indicatedy at 6 to'facilitateinsertion of the shank and the restricted portion is of such a width as to prevent acci-y dental slippage of retainer 4t off of the shank when the fastener is in position in the button-holes of the cuff or attached to a gar-k ment.

ln use, the button-holes of the cuff are registered in the usual way andthe shank 2 of the fastener is passed through these holes.y N ow, by placing the lingers insideof the cuff` the retainer 4 can beslid, by" means of the aforesaid slot 5 onto the shank 2. lt is obvious that the retainer is forced suiliciently far onto the shank to cause the latter to bef come seated in the enlarged inner end ofkr the slot as indicated in Fig. y

It may be stated here, that the pointedlend 3 of thelaterally directed-portion of the" shank, together with the enlarged entrance of the slot, facilitates engagement of the re'- tainer with the shank. f Referring to the preferred and slightly which isy nothing more than a reversal of the form de?,

modified formfv of the invention,

scribed, it will be seen that la designates a button of similar design to the one described,

the same being formed in its inner face with f a recess, the walls of which are undercut as indicated at 7 to provide a shoulder. In this recess, a metallic diskS is seated and this disk includes an integral tubular spring 9 whichis the equivalent of the aforesaidretainer 4e, the same having the additional function of forcing the peripheral portion of the disk beneath the aforesaid shoulder so as to retain the disk in position in the recess in the button la. The part 9 is formed with a key-hole slot 5a with anenlarged entrance 6a and an enlarged inner end 10 which slot 'serves in the same way as the one already described. The form of the invention now under considerationin addition to embodying the parts so far described, includes what may be termed a button l1, and this part is equipped with an angular'shank 2a having a pointed free end 3a. It is obvious that this shank in this form of the invention is likewise adapted'to be 'passed through the slot 5a in the retainer 9 so that it canbe seated in the enlarged inner end of the slotto temporarily prevent separation ofthe buttons and retaining latter in position on the garment. As before indicated, this forni of thel invention is quite similarto `the `form first described and practically the same result is accomplished by simply reversing the' parts and adding small details. However, in the last form of the invention, one of the features ofnovelty which calls for special emphasis is the disk 8 which is provided with an integral tubular part 9 which has the function of enabling the shank of the button 1l to beconnected with the retaining button, and also through its inherent resiliency, serves to force the peripheral portion of the disk outwardly beneath the aforesaid shoulder provided by undercutting the wall 4of the recess inthe inner face of the buttonla. It

is yetto be pointed out that the button 1a in i addition to being formed with the recess has its flange portion equipped with a notch 12 which communicates with this recess and with which the upper shank of the tubular retainer is registered in order to permit the shank to be connected with this retainer. Since the disk does not lit snugly in the recess, it is possible to grasp the portion 9 and rotate rthe disk in such away as .to move the entrance portion 6L1 away from theinotch and l in this `way prevent possible disconnection of the parts of the fastener. v

The construction and arrangement of my improved v fasteners is so simple, and the manner of using them is very plain, and in `view of this, a more lengthy v and detailed description is hardly necessary. Therefore, it is only desirable to further add that although the forms of the invention herein shown and described are taken as the preferred way of acomplishing the desired ends, it is to be understood that slight minor changes coming within the scope of the subjoined claims i its inner end and the aforesaid shank being i designed to be forced through the open end of theslot to position it in the enlarged por-I tion with the laterally directed free end ofy p the shank disposed beneath the unslotted portion of the tube to prevent relative rotation of the parts, vyet permitting quick separation. i

2. A separable fastener comprising a button having a recess in its underface, the wall of which is undercut, a resilient metal disk seated in said recess, said disk having an integral centrally slotted tubular portion constituting a retainer, and ay second button having an angular shank designed to'have its free lateral end arranged in said tubular ,i

retainer by passing said shank through the slot in said retainer.

3. Aseparable fastener comprising a button i 4having' a recessed inner face with the wally undercut and also formed with a notch opening into said recess, a metal disk seated in the'latter, said disk including acentrally disposed tubular spring for forcing the peripheral edge beneath the shoulder formed by saidv undercut, said spring being formed with a slot enlarged at its ends, and a second button having .an angular shank, designed to extend through said slot and beV thus connected with said spring.

et. A separable fastener including a metalr ldisk adapted-to bevseated in a recess formed in the bottom ofy a button or the like, said disk including a centrally disposed tubular spring for forcing its peripheral edge into engagement with the wall of the recess, and said spring being formed with a slot opening through one end, said slot being enlarged at its inner endvand serving vto accommodate the shank of a cooperating button or fastener. C

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set y my hand.

Joint FQ Beorning` 

